Diggin’ On This – AnimeJS

If you’re anything like us, you like to pump a little life into your web pages and apps by adding a little motion. “Paradox of choice” comes to mind when thinking about and evaluating animation libraries and frameworks. There are so many! Some are pure JavaScript, some are only for SVGs, and some are built for JavaScript/CSS/SVG but come with a huge digital footprint and more features than you’ll ever use.

We’ve used a small handful of them here at Seventh Scout. AnimeJS is a lightweight JavaScript animation library. It works with any CSS Properties, individual CSS transforms, SVG or any DOM attributes, and JavaScript Objects. For us, it has provided that perfect balance between API features, browser support, digital overhead (11 KB), and elegance.